VEE User’s Manual

Glossary

Glossary

This Glossary defines terms used in this manual. For a complete glossary of VEE terms, select Help

⇒ Contents and

Index. Next, select Reference. Then, select Glossary. In the glossary, clicking a term displays a definition. When you have finished reading the definition, click anywhere to clear the text.

Button

A graphical object in VEE that simulates a momentary switch or selection button, and which appears to pop out from the screen. When you “press” a button in VEE, by clicking on it with the mouse, an action occurs. (May also refer to the left or right mouse button.)

Cascading Menu

A sub- menu on a pull- down or pop- up menu that provides additional selections.

Checkbox

A recessed square box on VEE menus and dialog boxes that allows you to select a setting. To select a setting, click the box and a check mark appears in the box to indicate a selection has been made. To cancel the setting, simply click the box again.

Click

To press and release a mouse button. Clicking usually selects a menu feature or object in the VEE window. See also Double- Click and Drag.

Clone

A menu item on the VEE object menus that duplicates objects and their interconnections, placing a copy of them in the Paste buffer. Clone copies all the attributes of the cloned objects including pins, parameters, and size.

Component

A single instrument function or measurement value in a VEE instrument panel or component driver. For example, a voltmeter driver contains components that record the range, trigger source, and latest reading.

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